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Jashpur Teacher Arrested for Controversial Facebook Post Against Hindu Deities
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News18•19-10-2026, 11:51
Jashpur Teacher Arrested for Controversial Facebook Post Against Hindu Deities
- •Hemant Kumar Bedi, a 52-year-old teacher in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, was arrested for making an objectionable Facebook post.
- •The accused suggested burning gods and goddesses instead of Ravana on Dussehra, sparking outrage among Hindu organizations.
- •VHP district president Karnail Singh filed a formal police complaint at the Kunkuri police station on October 17.
- •Bedi tried to flee when police arrived to serve a notice, but officers managed to catch him and seize his mobile phone.
- •The teacher admitted to his mistake during interrogation, was presented in court, and subsequently sent to jail.
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A 52-year-old teacher named Hemant Kumar Bedi was arrested after making an objectionable Facebook post on October 15, 2026, suggesting that Hindu gods and goddesses should be burned instead of Ravana on Dussehra.
Karnail Singh, the 54-year-old district president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), filed a formal complaint at the Kunkuri police station on October 17, 2026, stating that the post hurt Hindu religious sentiments and caused community outrage.
When police personnel visited his village to serve him a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Hemant Bedi attempted to run away upon seeing them but was caught, interrogated, and subsequently sent to jail.
